Pedestal for fire-alarm boxes



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W. c. LUCAS PEDESTAL 'EOR FIRE ALARM BOXES Filed June 26 1923 gum 22 2 56! v INVENTOR. v Willa/72 (flue-as A TTORNEY rmns'ran non rmn- =1 "wit 0. LUCAS, OF MERIDEN, COE'NEOTIGUT.

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Application filed June 2c, 1923. Serial in. 647,884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM 0. Lucas, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Meriden, county of New Haven, and

5 State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in- Pedestals for Fire-Alarm Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hollow pedestals and more particularly to a pedestal for quickly and easily assembled and, in case supporting fire-alarm boxes, police boxes, electrical unction boxes, or the like.

One object of the invention is to provide a sectional pedestal which may be very of accident, which may be readily taken down for repairs or replacement. 7

A. further object is to provide a pedestal of the above nature which will be simple in at construction, cheap to manufacture, and

ve% eficient, strong and durable in use.

ith these and other objects in view, there have been illustrated on the accompanying drawings, one form in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of a complete pedestal as it appears when in operating position mounted upon its base and supporting a hollow fire-alarm box.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal -sectional view of the pedestal shown detached from its base, and illustrating the construction of the joint between the pedestal and the box-supporting tube.

Fig. 3 is a sectional ,view of the tapered clping ring for securely holding together the top portions of the pedestal sections.

lit has been found in practice that pedestale for holding fire-alarm boxes, police boxes, and the like, which are usually located beside the curbing of a street, are

' often injured or broken oif from their supports by collisions of automobiles or other vehicles. The former types of such pedes of breakage, repairs may be made promptly and at relatively small expense merely by replacing the particular section or sections of the pedestal which have become broken.

Referring now to the drawings in which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numerals 10 and 11 indicate a pair of complementary semicylindrical side sections adapted to be united to form a tubular tapered pillar or pedestal. Each of said sections 10 and 11 is provided at its base with a horizontal semi-circular base flange 12, both'ends of each of said flanges terminating in vertical lugs 13, 14. The lugs 13 and 14: are perforated and are adapted to lie in flat contact with each other, the sections of said pedestal being rigidly held together by bolts 15 and nuts 16. Each of the pedess tal sections 10 and 11 is provided at the top with a semi-circular inwardly extending flange 17 forming an annular seat for an elongated box-sup orting pipe or tube 18 whose interior suriace is adapted to lie flush with the interior edge of said flange 17.

In order to hold the upper portions of said semi-cylindrical pedestal sections tightly to ether, a clamping ring 19 is provided, sai ring having an outer convex surface 20 and a substantially cylindrical inner surface. tapered to fit around the upper tapered portion of the pedestal when its sections are assembled, as. clearly shown in Fig. 2. As will be evident, the ring 19 may be readily slid upwardly 0E of the pedestal to permit the sections 10 and 11 thereof to be separated whenever it is necessary to make repairs or replacements. The tube 18 is sealed into the pedestal by pouringmelted solder or other suitable fusible metal into the annular recess above the flan e 17 be- The upper flanges 24 of said base sections are per orated to receive studs which pass downwardly through the base flanges 12 of the pedestal sections 10 and 11.- Each of the sections of the lower flange 25 is pro-. vided with a pair of vertical perforated lugs.

by the bolts 25 and nuts25 The lower base flanges 25 are provided with horizontal slots 26, 27, communicating with a pair of vertical slots 28 in the vertical portions of the base sections. In use, the base is preferably embedded in concrete, and the slots 26, 27, and 28, serve to assist in preventing rotation of said base in its foundation.

Mounted on the top of the tube 18 is a hollow box 29 for housing the fire-alarm,

olice-signal, or other mechanism. The box 29 comprises a rear section 30 having a depending collar 31 which fits around the top of the supporting tube 18. The collar 31 is provided with an interior annular flange 32 adapted to seat upon the top of said tube 18. A plurality of studs 31"" are threaded into said collar and are adapted to en age the outer surface of said tube, in or er to hold it securely, in position. An ornamental top post 33 'is provided at the top of the rear section of the box and is surmounted by a ball cap 34 of any suitable .construction. A pair of doors 35 and 36 are provided in the pedestal section 10 and the rear. section 30 of the box, to provide convenient access to the interior of said pedestal and box respectively.

In operation, when it is desired to assemble the device, the base sections 22 and 23 are first bolted together and embedded in the concrete flush with the level of the sidewalk. The sections 10 and 11 of the pedestal arenext bolted together at their bottom lugs 13 and 14 by means of the bolts 15,and the clamping ring 19 is then hammered down in position upon the top portions of the tapered pedestal. The pedestal may then be placed as a unit upon the base with its lower flange 12 resting upon the upper flange 24 of said base. The studs 26 may then be screwed into position to hold the pedestal securely upon said base. The tube 18 may next be seated on the flange 17 and tightly sealed in position by filling but may be modified and embodied in vari:

ous other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming Within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

1. In a pedestal for fire-alarm boxes, police boxes, or the like, a pair of channel members adapted to be bolted together at their bottom portions and adapted to form a closed tube, and an upwardly detachable ring for clamping the top portions of said hollow members together.

2. In a pedestal for fire-alarm boxes, police boxes, or the like, a pair of open channeled members inwardly tapered at their top edges bolted together at their bottom portions and adapted to form a closed tube, and a quickly detachable tapered ring for clamping the top portions of said hollow members together.

3. In a pedestal for fire-alarm boxes, police boxes, or the like, a base adapted to be embedded in the ground or other foundation, a pair of semi-tubular members adaptr edto form a closed tube, each of said members having a pair of oppositely disposed vertical lugs attheir bases, said lugs being secured together, and a quickly detachable clamping ring surrounding the tops of said members.

4. In a pedestal for fire-alarm boxes, po-

pair of channel members tapered inwardly from bottom to top and adapted to form a closed tube, each of said members havinga pair of oppositely disposed outwardly extending horizontal base flanges, and a pair of vertical lugs connected to said flanges, means for connecting said lugs together, and a quickly detachable clamping ring surrounding the tops of said members. k

6. In a pedestal of the class described, a base, a sectional tubular pillar tapered inwardly from bottom to top, means for securing said pillar to saidbase, said pillar having an inwardly directed flange near its topeto form a seat for a hollow supporting tu a tapered ring fitting around the top of said tapered pillar for uniting its sections, and a fusible metal seal located in the recess formed between said tube and the top rim of said pillar.

7. In a pedestal of the class described, a two part tubular pillar for holding a; boxsupporting tube, means for oonnectin lower ends of the sections of said pillar,

the Y lice boxes, or the like, a base, a knock-down end a ring fitting around the top. of said tions, and a detachable ring for clamping pillar for uniting the upper sections thereof. the upper ends of said sections to ether. 8.1n a. pedestal for fire-alarm boxes, 0- In testimony whereof, I have a ed my lice boxes, or the like, a. tubular mem r signature to this specification. 5 split verticellyinto a plurality of sections,

means for uniting thelowerends of seidsee- C. LUCAS. 

